June 1, 2004
The Purdue men's golf team is tied for 18th place after the first round of the NCAA Men's Golf National Championships.
The Boilermakers fired a first-round 292 and are tied with Arizona, Arizona State, Georgia State and Oklahoma State for 18th overall. California leads the event after a first-round 279.
Purdue was led by senior Shiv Kapur and freshman Pariya Junhasavasdikul. The duo fired first-round 72s and is tied for 51st overall. Kapur had five bogeys and three birdies, while Junhasavasdikul recorded three birdies, three bogeys and one double.
Freshman Peter Richardson and junior Dustin Cone shot 74 on Tuesday. They are tied for 87th overall.
Senior Luke Epp was nine over on the day after a 79. He is in 148th place.
Purdue tees off in the second round at 12:18 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
The event is being hosted by Virginia Tech on the par-70, 6,679-yard Cascades at the Homestead Golf Course in Hot Springs, Va. The tournament features 18 holes on each of the next three days.
The Boilermakers advanced to the event after a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional Championships from May 20 to 22 at Purdue's Kampen Course.
Purdue is ranked No. 49 in the current golfweek.com poll. This is the third time in the last four seasons the Boilermakers are playing in the NCAA Championships. They are one of 19 team to accomplish that feat.
Live scoring for the championships can be found at golfstat.com.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. TotalT51 Shiv Kapur 72 72T51 Pariya Junhasavasdikul 72 72T87 Peter Richardson 74 74T87 Dustin Cone 74 74T148 Luke Epp 79 79
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. Total1 California 279 2792 BYU 280 2803 TCU 281 281T4 Auburn 283 283T4 Kentucky 283 2836 USC 284 284T7 Clemson 285 285T7 Florida 285 285T7 Georgia 285 28510 Oklahoma 286 28611 Texas 288 288T12 Penn State 289 289T12 UCLA 289 289T12 Washington 289 289T12 Georgia Tech 289 289T16 Texas A&M 291 291T16 New Mexico 291 291T18 Georgia State 292 292T18 Purdue 292 292T18 Arizona 292 292T18 Arizona State 292 292T18 Oklahoma State 292 292